Thread: Soundman's annual gear or gadget chalenge

The worst tool I've bought was the Trend Mortice & Tennon Jig. I bought it at the Melbourne WW show in 2003 just before I found this site. It cost $500ish. It is fiddely to setup, requires Trend router bits and the size of stock you can put in it is very limited.

Rockers Famous Mortice Jig is far superior.

Not from the show last year but I did order one of these, I thought it would be really handy to make a sled .... little did I know you need two .... the one I bought is now in the garage somewhere ..... and the instructions and any little screws or bolts somewhere else.

I burn with hate every time I see it. :mad:

Best buy was a 7" muji smoother. I love that plane.
Worst buy was a Timbecon sharpening jig. Ended up making a wooden one that I copied from the heligrind, much better and cost nothing. Probably will buy a real heligrind eventually.

fear not stinky. If you make soundmans sled you only need one.
The sled only runs to one side of the blade & all the guards stay in place.
Damn I must take a photo of the thing.
Any way dig up that slide.
cheers

The crappy yellow plastic dowelling jig from Bunnies because Carbatec didn't have a self centering jig in stock.
Sits in its plastic box with all its little bits looking at me through its plastic window with the little bottle of PVA, dowels,rubber rings and cheap and nasty drill bits.
The dust on it is getting thicker and one day I may just forget it exists.
Garage sale is getting closer.

Best buy? Toss up between the kit of small drum sanders that fit in the drill, or the pair of double-headed clamps . What? I forgot the TSC 10HB? :eek: Of course, the TSC 10HB.

Worst buy? No disasters this year - but when will I learn that Bunnings don't sell good abrasives :mad: .

Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot

Not from the show last year but I did order one of these, I thought it would be really handy to make a sled .... little did I know you need two

Hey Stink! I know where the other one is!



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My most useless purchase was from the 2003 show and was a Ryobi Biscuit/Joint maker. It looked good in the demo and I could see many uses, but alas! not one of those uses has eventauted and it has remained untouched and indeed I dont recall having ever switched it on.
Still one day...... you just never know!!!!!! and besides it does not take-up much room in my cupboard really!!!!!

bunnies dowel jig - wofm.

the drum sander kit for the drill press - very nice.

Beadlock, what a load of !#$%^&*()

Never actualy used it, because I dont feel confident that it will hold in the work, very fiddley to set up.
I can cut mortices by hand quicker.

BTW I have a Beadlock for sale if anyone wants it??

Al

Put 'em in the shop Al.

Careful Al, Adam will come and getya, he's a fan of beadlock.

Personally I manged to avoid lemons this [past twelve months.

Ask me next year, maybe some clamps I'm currently having fumigated may make the list. :eek: Hope not though.

Originally Posted by Mulgabill

My most useless purchase was from the 2003 show and was a Ryobi Biscuit/Joint maker. It looked good in the demo and I could see many uses, but alas! not one of those uses has eventauted and it has remained untouched and indeed I dont recall having ever switched it on.
Still one day...... you just never know!!!!!! and besides it does not take-up much room in my cupboard really!!!!!

No offence Mulgabill, but the biscuit joiner has a 1000 & 1 uses, and produces strong, fast and reliable jointing applications. I have constrcuted whole cabinets with biscuits, and with out a single screw or nail in sight! Great for bench/table tops, mitred corners on cabinets, the list goes on and on. Look into them more and you will begin to warm to them, although everyone else here may frown upon them.................any way, my 2 cents worth....

Hey Martrix!!

I know the uses, but they just have not eventuated. Spent too much time on the lathe and reorganising the shed (which is never finished). But really, it does not take-up much room in my cupboard, really!!!!! and one day.......